Smackdown Books 2021

Ordinary Hazards
We Dream of Space
If These Wings Could Fly
We Are Not Free
The King of Jam Sandwiches
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
The Companion
Punching the Air
Show Me a Sign
Land of the Cranes
Furia
Dragon Hoops
When Stars Are Scattered
Snapdragon
The Radium Girls: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
American as Paneer Pie
Tune It Out
The Gilded Ones
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

And the winner is.... Fighting Words.

For me, it really came down to Clap When You Land and Fighting Words. Although frustrating at times, not having a clearly defined criteria in Smackdown has allowed me to judge books based on what I find most important - picking books I think my students would want to read. I've read other books by both Bradley and Acevedo. I believe Fighting Words is Bradely's best and Acevedo's best is Poet X, which I highly recommend you read if you liked Clap When You Land (or listen to Acevedo read the audiobook version). So, really a simple decision... Fighting Words gets my vote.

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